The Clerical Profession in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1680-1840

The Clerical Profession in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1680-1840

by W. M. Jacob

357 pages· 2007· ISBN 9780199213009
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A study of the clergy of the Church of England as a professional group during the later Stuart and Georgian periods. Jacobs describes their social backgrounds, selection and education, lifestyles, and supervision, and challenges long-held views that most were inappropriately educated, poverty-stricken, and neglectful of their duties.

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